Improvement in clothes-driers



W. WELLINGTON.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM WELLINGTON, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-DRIERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 219,885, datedSeptember 23, 1879; application filed January 31, 1879.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WELLINGTON, of Rockford, in the county ofWinnebago and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Olothes-Driers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and exact description of. the same, reference beingbad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

Figure 1 is a side view, showing the clotheslocking device with the barsspread and in working position. Fig. 2 is the reverse side in a Workingposition, and showing the manner of forming the slats, so that anordinary clothes-pin may be used instead of the pivoted locking-bar. asis shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view.

The object of the invention is to provide a portable clothes-drier thatshall be simple in its construction, and so arranged that the clothescan be securely locked to the frame and prevent accidental displacement;and it consists of a Wooden frame made in leaves or sections pivotedtogether at their top ends, so that their bottom ends may be spreadsufficiently far apart to secure a good foot-hold and preventoverturning when in use, and having cross-bars, upon which the clothesto be dried are hung, the said cross-bars having pivoted above them alocking device for securing the clothes to the cross-bar, so as toprevent the accidental displacement of the clothes when the drier isbeing removed, or whenit is placed in a draft of wind, all of which willbe hereinafter described.

In the drawings, A represents the longer upright post of the frame, andA the shorter post. D are the cross-bars connecting the longer uprightposts laterally, and D the crossbars connecting the shorter poststogether. Two styles of cross-bars are shown. The bars D are made thinvertically, and, if desired, may be made thinner at their upper edges,so that an ordinary clothes-pin may be used to secure the clothes to thebar.

The bars D are made of sufficient surface on the top side, so that apivoted locking device may be used to fasten the clothes instead of theclothes-pins. This locking-bar, which is designated E, is provided withround tenons upon its upper edge, the said tenons entering into holesmade in the uprights, so that when the locking-bar turns on the pivotsthe lower edge will be raised sufficiently far to make room for placingthe clothing upon the crossbar, when the locking-bar is turned downward,and the clothes are thereby securely held in their place upon the saidcross-bar.

If desired, the wedge-shaped cross-bar may be used, and the clothes maybe fastened upon the bar with an ordinary clothes-pin; but I prefer thepivoted locking-bar for the reason that by using the wedge-shapedbar'the pins become more easily loosened in the wind than does thepivoted locking device.

F is a cross-bar having round tenons upon either end, which pass throughthe upright posts, and thus form a pivot, so that the foot of the framecan be spread. F is a cross-bar similar to cross-bar F, which passesthrough the shorter uprights. F is still another cross bar similar tobars F and F", but passes through the longer upright. V

Upon the bars F and F are pivoted slotted pieces G, which serve as stopsto prevent too great a spread of the leaves.

If desired, the bars F and F and the slotted stops G may be dispensedwith, and, in lieu thereof, stops may be placed upon the longer uprightsat a proper place, near to where the long and short posts are hingedtogether; but I prefer the slotted stops as herein shown.

It will be observed that by using my improved clothes-lock the framecan, if desired, be placed out of doors, and the same may be filledeither before or afterward, and the clothing will at all times besecurely held in position when the frame is being removed or when it isplaced in a strong Wind, all of which will be readily understood withoutfurther description.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a portable clothes-drier, the combination of the crossclothes-supporting bar, the upright posts, and the wooden locking-barpivoted to the uprights at a point above the cross-bar, and in suchmanner that the clothes are clamped between the extreme lower edge ofthe locking-bar and the extreme upper edge of the cross-bar, allarranged and operating substantially as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 24th day of January, 1879.

WILLIAM WELLINGTON.

Witnesses:

G. W. FORD, E. A. FORD.

